This ad for John F. Kennedy aired nearly 50 years ago, yet it sounds eerily familiar to the campaign ads of 2008. Lack of "experience"...needing to "get back to you" with examples...the question is, who will provide "real leadership" now?
Though it only aired on television once, this controversial ad for Lyndon Johnson's campaign was instrumental in his win over Republican candidate Barry Goldwater, who had made comments about using nuclear weapons in Vietnam. Johnson's campaign quickly pulled the ad after criticism, but by that time, the fear-inducing attack ad had already served its purpose.
With the number of political ads bombarding us every day, it's hard to believe the election is still weeks away. For those of you who are already tired of the candidates' "approved" messages, we look to political ads of the past for a little relief. This ad from Eisenhower, produced by Disney, was one of the first political ads to appear on TV.
British singer and rapper
Estelle
has been a celebrated artist in the U.K. since her self-titled debut
album was released on her own label, Stella Ents. Her first hit, “1980,” hit the charts in 2004,
showing that she was in good company with peers such as Ms. Dynamite. She now is gaining popularity in the
U.S. with “American Boy” featuring Kanye West, and her new album, Shine. “No Substitute Love” combines a
catchy reggae feel with an unexpected ode to George Michael.
The desire to create content does not equal the creation of
compelling content that is capable of engaging large online audiences. Here, PepsiCo.'s North American VP of Marketing Frank Cooper discusses the importance of creative quality, even in an age of consumer-generated content.
Everyone knows Web developers are evil - why else would they torture us with things like codes and bots and languages some of us may never understand? Yet, you can't argue with their creativity. Here, a duel between a cruel Flash developer and his feeble stick creation.
Despite negative press around Electronic Arts' strict digital-rights management "scheme" (which it recently relaxed), Spore has been one of the year's most anticipated PC games. Here, Spore creator Will Wright talks about the role
creativity plays within Spore and explains the philosophy behind
Spore's creativity-based gameplay.